diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index 30af5c79f..102158ab5 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ func (c *Conn) execParams(ctx context.Context, sd *pgconn.StatementDescription,
 	}
 
 	result := c.pgConn.ExecParams(ctx, sd.SQL, c.eqb.paramValues, sd.ParamOIDs, c.eqb.paramFormats, c.eqb.resultFormats).Read()
+	c.eqb.Reset() // Allow c.eqb internal memory to be GC'ed as soon as possible.
 	return result.CommandTag, result.Err
 }
 
@@ -531,6 +532,7 @@ func (c *Conn) execPrepared(ctx context.Context, sd *pgconn.StatementDescription
 	}
 
 	result := c.pgConn.ExecPrepared(ctx, sd.Name, c.eqb.paramValues, c.eqb.paramFormats, c.eqb.resultFormats).Read()
+	c.eqb.Reset() // Allow c.eqb internal memory to be GC'ed as soon as possible.
 	return result.CommandTag, result.Err
 }
 
@@ -678,6 +680,8 @@ optionLoop:
 		rows.resultReader = c.pgConn.ExecPrepared(ctx, sd.Name, c.eqb.paramValues, c.eqb.paramFormats, resultFormats)
 	}
 
+	c.eqb.Reset() // Allow c.eqb internal memory to be GC'ed as soon as possible.
+
 	return rows, rows.err
 }
 
@@ -825,6 +829,8 @@ func (c *Conn) SendBatch(ctx context.Context, b *Batch) BatchResults {
 		}
 	}
 
+	c.eqb.Reset() // Allow c.eqb internal memory to be GC'ed as soon as possible.
+
 	mrr := c.pgConn.ExecBatch(ctx, batch)
 
 	return &batchResults{
diff --git a/extended_query_builder.go b/extended_query_builder.go
index 09419f0d0..d06f63fd1 100644
--- a/extended_query_builder.go
+++ b/extended_query_builder.go
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ type extendedQueryBuilder struct {
 	paramValueBytes []byte
 	paramFormats    []int16
 	resultFormats   []int16
-
-	resetCount int
 }
 
 func (eqb *extendedQueryBuilder) AppendParam(ci *pgtype.ConnInfo, oid uint32, arg interface{}) error {
@@ -34,32 +32,27 @@ func (eqb *extendedQueryBuilder) AppendResultFormat(f int16) {
 	eqb.resultFormats = append(eqb.resultFormats, f)
 }
 
+// Reset readies eqb to build another query.
 func (eqb *extendedQueryBuilder) Reset() {
 	eqb.paramValues = eqb.paramValues[0:0]
 	eqb.paramValueBytes = eqb.paramValueBytes[0:0]
 	eqb.paramFormats = eqb.paramFormats[0:0]
 	eqb.resultFormats = eqb.resultFormats[0:0]
 
-	eqb.resetCount++
-
-	// Every so often shrink our reserved memory if it is abnormally high
-	if eqb.resetCount%128 == 0 {
-		if cap(eqb.paramValues) > 64 {
-			eqb.paramValues = make([][]byte, 0, cap(eqb.paramValues)/2)
-		}
-
-		if cap(eqb.paramValueBytes) > 256 {
-			eqb.paramValueBytes = make([]byte, 0, cap(eqb.paramValueBytes)/2)
-		}
+	if cap(eqb.paramValues) > 64 {
+		eqb.paramValues = make([][]byte, 0, 64)
+	}
 
-		if cap(eqb.paramFormats) > 64 {
-			eqb.paramFormats = make([]int16, 0, cap(eqb.paramFormats)/2)
-		}
-		if cap(eqb.resultFormats) > 64 {
-			eqb.resultFormats = make([]int16, 0, cap(eqb.resultFormats)/2)
-		}
+	if cap(eqb.paramValueBytes) > 256 {
+		eqb.paramValueBytes = make([]byte, 0, 256)
 	}
 
+	if cap(eqb.paramFormats) > 64 {
+		eqb.paramFormats = make([]int16, 0, 64)
+	}
+	if cap(eqb.resultFormats) > 64 {
+		eqb.resultFormats = make([]int16, 0, 64)
+	}
 }
 
 func (eqb *extendedQueryBuilder) encodeExtendedParamValue(ci *pgtype.ConnInfo, oid uint32, formatCode int16, arg interface{}) ([]byte, error) {